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Post by trojansc on Dec 1, 2019 15:22:37 GMT -5
Huh? ASU only beat Wazzu? Not even close to T25? Read above thread. T25 is a reference to AVCA poll. Something Iowa State doesn't have. AVCA means nothing. In 2011, USC was the #1 AVCA team and Hawaii #3. USC received a 7 seed and Hawaii was seeded 10th.
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Post by WahineFan44 on Dec 1, 2019 15:25:03 GMT -5
Read above thread. T25 is a reference to AVCA poll. Something Iowa State doesn't have. AVCA means nothing. In 2011, USC was the #1 AVCA team and Hawaii #3. USC received a 7 seed and Hawaii was seeded 10th. Im still angry about 2 things. 1. That this match happened in the round of 16 2. That its no where online.
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Post by trojansc on Dec 1, 2019 15:25:27 GMT -5
A bit, why wouldn't cal poly go to Stanford, they are closer than ucsb The logistics say sb would travel That’s not how the travel rule works.
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Post by trojansc on Dec 1, 2019 15:26:29 GMT -5
Illinois? I realize they beat Marquette and Purdue, but finish 6-4 in last 10 with a loss at Northwestern and nothing else stands out on their resume except the conference they play in...13 losses. Should not be in. Who do you like that should be in over them? Horizon team?
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Post by blue-footedbooby on Dec 1, 2019 15:28:01 GMT -5
Read above thread. T25 is a reference to AVCA poll. Something Iowa State doesn't have. AVCA means nothing. In 2011, USC was the #1 AVCA team and Hawaii #3. USC received a 7 seed and Hawaii was seeded 10th. Yes, but again please read previous post. SOS, 5 bad losses (in so much as losing to non tournament teams as opposed to not losing to non tournament teams), playing in a higher rpi conference and having the two top 25 AVCA wins should also matter.
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Post by trojansc on Dec 1, 2019 15:30:58 GMT -5
AVCA means nothing. In 2011, USC was the #1 AVCA team and Hawaii #3. USC received a 7 seed and Hawaii was seeded 10th. Yes, but again please read previous post. SOS, 5 bad losses (in so much as losing to non tournament teams as opposed to not losing to non tournament teams), playing in a higher rpi conference and having the two top 25 AVCA wins should also matter. You’re really fixated on the T25 AVCA win — that is not a thing. That’s a coaches poll — not committee criteria ASU has a bad RPI and the teams in front of them mostly win the criteria battle
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Post by vballvball on Dec 1, 2019 15:33:39 GMT -5
Excellent work! I won’t be mad at this bracket I’m just praying that they don’t put Kentucky and Nebraska in the same regional again. I think Kentucky would have a better chance at beating them this year, but I think both teams would prefer different matchups.
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Post by blue-footedbooby on Dec 1, 2019 15:38:13 GMT -5
Yes, but again please read previous post. SOS, 5 bad losses (in so much as losing to non tournament teams as opposed to not losing to non tournament teams), playing in a higher rpi conference and having the two top 25 AVCA wins should also matter. You’re really fixated on the T25 AVCA win — that is not a thing. That’s a coaches poll — not committee criteria ASU has a bad RPI and the teams in front of them mostly win the criteria battle No, I'm more fixated on the "bad loses" Iowa State has versus ASU's. I believe SOS is relevant to selection criteria, isn't it? Though I just realized that UCF will be in the tourney. So is not a bad loss by the criteria I'm using. This would give IS 4 "bad loses".
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Post by trojansc on Dec 1, 2019 15:43:17 GMT -5
You’re really fixated on the T25 AVCA win — that is not a thing. That’s a coaches poll — not committee criteria ASU has a bad RPI and the teams in front of them mostly win the criteria battle No, I'm more fixated on the "bad loses" Iowa State has versus ASU's. I believe SOS is relevant to selection criteria, isn't it? Iowa State is 12 spots ahead of ASU in RPI (thats huge) and has 3 better wins than Arizona State. Iowa State actually did something OOC while ASU didn’t beat anybody significant OOC. S.O.S can’t make up for that. ASU is way below the RPI cut. If Wazzu didnt beat Wash last night — ASU would have had 0 T50 wins.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2019 15:44:17 GMT -5
1 Baylor- 8 Nebraska - 9 Minnesota- 16 Rice 2 Stanford - 7 Washington - 10 Florida - 15 BYU 3 Texas - 6 Kentucky - 11 Marquette - 14 PSU 4 Pittsburgh - 5 Wisconsin - 12 Hawaii - 13 Texas A&M
So if this holds true, then would the committee consider a small adjustment to eliminate the seeded conference foes facing each other in the Regionals. In this case, you would only have to flip 7/8 (Nebraska and Washington).
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Post by raian13 on Dec 1, 2019 15:45:57 GMT -5
Illinois at #51 and still making it? Really questionable.
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Post by trojansc on Dec 1, 2019 15:45:58 GMT -5
Final 2019 Bracketology NCAA Selection Show - Sunday Dec. 1st, 2019 at 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPNU Final RPI Numbers are from bluepenquin So now - we're left with just one last bid. South Carolina did not lose a match to anyone outside of the T50 RPI all season -- but they split with Georgia and that's their best argument for getting into the tournament. Milwaukee's kind of a hot mess -- but you've gotta have them here? They beat Green Bay THREE TIMES. They also beat Northern Kentucky & Wright State. That gives them 5 T50 wins -- but all of them are conference foes and Milwaukee also has an astronomically bad loss to Eastern Washington, who is ~290(!) in RPI.
After all that -- I decided to settle on South Carolina. I could easily be wrong here. South Dakota does have an RPI advantage. Green Bay has 3 T50 and Milwaukee has 5 T50 wins -- while Carolina has just one. IDK, I think I'd take a hot mess with 5 T50 over a team with 1 T50. For me, Milwaukee over South Carolina for potential, but South Carolina's RPI of 45 just can't be ignored. So I guess I agree with your choice of South Carolina for that last spot. Yeah but all 5 of the T50 wins are not as good as Carolina’s road win at Georgia. All Milwaukee’s 5 wins are in the 40s. If it came down to Milwaukee or Green Bay — obviously I go Milwaukee. But I can’t see the committee leaving out South Carolina for Milwaukee.
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Post by trojansc on Dec 1, 2019 15:46:39 GMT -5
Illinois at #51 and still making it? Really questionable. LMU was in at 57 last year
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Post by raian13 on Dec 1, 2019 15:48:54 GMT -5
Illinois at #51 and still making it? Really questionable. LMU was in at 57 last year But their signature win came at their final match. Illinois ended their season with a bad loss.
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Post by trojansc on Dec 1, 2019 15:49:30 GMT -5
They probably will, but not an easy decision to leave out Georgia Tech. With their full squad they finished alone at 2nd in the ACC and was 13-1 in their last 14, with the sole loss being a 13-15 5th set loss at Pitt. There’s just too many things against Georgia Tech. - RPI below the cutoff line - Best non-conference win: #114 LBSU - Best road win: #82 North Carolina - Only 2 T50 wins Georgia Tech needed to be in the 40s in RPI to have a chance with that profile
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